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St. Bartholomews Brighton
UK & France Chorale Tour
Including A Combined School Choirs Performance
In Brighton - 15 Day Tour
Depart Australia July 2016/2017
Proposed Itinerary
Day 1
Depart Australia
Tour Cost
Ex Perth
$6,190 per person
Ex Brisbane/Melbourne/
Adelaide/Sydney/Darwin
Day 2
$6,020 per person
Day 3
Based on 30 students travelling and subject
to 2016/17 airfair and land Increases plus
currency fluctuations.
Arrive in London.
On arrival at your London Airport, meet your coach and make your way to your
accommodation and check in. Afternoon at leisure. Evening meal at a local restaurant.
London sightseeing
After breakfast meet your coach for a guided sightseeing tour of London where you will see
all the sights such as Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, The Houses of Parliament and Westminster
Abbey (approx 2 hours). In the afternoon make your way to the river Thames for a trip on the
London Eye followed by a sightseeing river cruise. Have an early evening meal followed by a
West End Show. Return to your accommodation and overnight.
Day 4
London sightseeing
After breakfast make your way by coach to the home of the fabulous 2012 Olympic Games
for a tour of the Olympic Sites. In the afternoon make your way to the world famous wax
cabinet Madame Tussauds. After your evening meal watch a performance at either The Royal
Albert Hall or The Royal Festival Hall, subject to availability. Return to your accommodation
and overnight.
Day 5
London to Brighton
After breakfast meet your coach for a transfer to Brighton (approx 2 hours).
In the afternoon enjoy a guided tour of Brighton and then enjoy the early evening
atmosphere on the beach before your evening meal and overnight.
Includes
• Return airfares from Australia
• All taxes
• 3 Free of Charge staff in Single rooms
• Accommodation for students on a multi bedded
room basis.
• Breakfast and evening meal throughout
• Attractions and excursions as laid out above
• Coach hire throughout – dependant on legal
driver’s hours
• Venue hire for musical performance to include
staging, changing rooms and security
What’s extra
• Lunches
• Tips ( Approximately $70)
• Items of a personal nature
• Travel insurance ($130.00)
Morcombe Travel is your
‘School Tour Specialist!’
Proposed Itinerary - Cont.
Day 6
Brighton Choir performance
This morning you will meet your partner choir group at their school
for your first rehearsal together! In the afternoon make your way to the
Brighton Pavilion for a tour. For 200 years, John Nash’s extraordinary
oriental fantasy, the Royal Pavilion, has been inextricably linked with
the identity of Brighton. It has provoked controversy, inspired fervent
adulation and, throughout its colourful history, become one of the most
instantly identifiable architectural images in the world. Evening meal and
then go for a guided ghost walk of Brighton’s haunted streets and learn
the darker secrets of Brighton’s past. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 7
Day 13
After breakfast, head straight out for some picturesque sightseeing
of the surrounding areas, one of the most popular areas being nearby
Rouen.The capital of Normandy, Rouen is a picturesque city with its
half-timbered houses and narrow cobbled streets.
Visit the magnificent Cathédrale Notre-Dame, the Musée des Beaux Arts,
the Joan of Arc Museum and the Place du Vieux Marché, and see the
Gros-Horloge, a one-handed clock. This evening you will travel to a
nearby venue to experience a musical performance in one of Normandy’s
most impressive settings. Although music schedules are yet to be
released the possibilities include an outdoor venue and traditional
cathedrals. Dinner, accommodation and overnight in Normandy.
Brighton Choir performance St. Bartholomew’s Church www.stbartholomewsbrighton.org.uk
Today will be spent at the music venue. You will be able to practice
in the actual setting ready for the following evening’s performance.
Please note: due to midday mass from 11:45 – 13:00 your group will be
required to vacate the church. There is a park within walking distance
and this time can be used for taking lunch. Evening meal and overnight
at your hotel.
Day 14
Day 8
Day 15
Brighton Choir performance
After breakfast, you will enjoy a morning of leisure before making your
way to the music venue in the afternoon for your last practice with your
partner school. Please note: should you feel that you require the morning
of the 11th for further rehearsal time then this is possible. (Please note;
midday mass will occur as previous day) This evening enjoy an early
dinner before making your way back to the music venue where you
will perform with your choir group and then once more with your
partner school for your audience!
After breakfast make the journey by coach to the French capital, Paris!
This afternoon make the most of your time by enjoying a panoramic
tour of the city. Your qualified tour guide will ensure you see the most
fascinating parts of Paris in this 2 hour tour.
This evening you and your group will take in the city from a different
perspective, by taking cruise on the famous river seine.
Dinner and overnight stay in Paris.
No visit to Paris would be complete with out a visit to the Eiffel tower, and
this morning after breakfast you will do just that!
This impressive structure was long the tallest in the world!
This afternoon make your way to the Champs’ Eylees. Stroll from here to
the Arc du Triomphe where you will have the option as a group to make
your way to the top of this historical arc.
Dinner and overnight stay in Paris.
Day 16
After breakfast enjoy some last minute shopping at your leisure and say
goodbye to Paris before departing for Paris airport by coach.
Day 9
Oxford
After breakfast make your way to your coach for a transfer to Oxford
(approx 2 ½ hours). En route you will get to experience the Wizarding
world of Harry Potter at the official studio tour. Upon arrival meet your
tour guide for a walking tour of Oxford to see where some of the scenes
from Harry Potter were filmed. Afterwards enjoy some punting on the
River. Check into your accommodation and have your evening meal.
Day 17
Arrive back in Australia
Day 10
After breakfast make your way by coach to the birthplace of ShakespeareStratford-upon-Avon. Enjoy a tour of the cottage where Shakespeare was
born, Anne Hathaway’s cottage, Hall’s Croft, Nash’s House & New Place.
Have your evening meal at your accommodation and overnight.
Day 11
After breakfast make your way by coach to Cambridge where you
will enjoy a half day Guided Sightseeing Tour of this historical city.
Dinner and overnight in Cambridge.
Day12
Early start this morning to make your way to Normandy via the
Eurotunnel! Arrive at your destination at approximately 17:00 in time
for dinner at your accommodation.
Rest tonight ready for your next days sightseeing! For more information contact
the school group tour specialist
Call Jeff at Morcombe Travel
Ph: 1300 552 805
www.morcombetravel.com
Suite 1, 32 Eastbrook Terrace
East Perth 6004 WA
[email protected]